Tag: Startups

Digital health sector growth tempers amid economic headwinds

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Digital health firms pulled back on expansionary activities last financial year as “economic headwinds” made it harder to access capital, according to a new industry sentiment report by commercialisation...

NSW ‘Landing Pad’ targets foreign tech companies

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales will get its first International Landing Pad before the end of the year, with the Minns government seeking to use it to attract new technology businesses...

Sportstech revenue now rivals fintechs: Industry body

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The value of Australia’s sportstechs now rivals that of fintechs, according to a new report by the Australian Sports Technologies Network. Generating an annual revenue of $4.25 billion, the...

UNSW launches ClimateTech accelerator

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A nearly $1 million ClimateTech accelerator program run by the University of New South Wales is now open for applications, with six startups to receive seed funding and mentorship...

Senate committee green-lights Startup Year bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Senate’s education legislation committee has given the green light to the government’s plan to offer HECS-style loans for university students to launch innovative startups. But a likely challenge...

Govt startup bill supported but more work needed

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s universities have backed legislation to introduce the government’s startup program but want flexibility in the pilot phase to iron out a range of issues with the proposal, including...

Getting the most out of state and federal startup programs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
When the German federal government unveiled its first national startup strategy in the middle of 2022, its biggest surprise perhaps was that it had not arrived earlier. German industrial...

City of Sydney startup accelerator program opens

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A free accelerator program backed by the City of Sydney is offering 20 startups the chance to develop their business acumen with entrepreneurial experts for the first time since...